Why Iran's Protesters Are So Angry With Rouhani 1/11/2018 12:38:27 PM Rouhanis deceptions dont full anybody any more Foreign Affairs, Jan. 8, 2018  - Ever since the recent wave of protests in Iran began on December 28, Western media coverage has disproportionately focused on socioeconomic causes as the main drivers behind citizens’ anger. Economic hardship is undeniably a key root cause, but to ignore the underlying political grievances is to lose sight of the bigger fight for the country’s future.  Although Iranian President  Hassan Rouhani  may be neither the primary target nor the proximate cause of the demonstrations, his record in office since winning reelection last May has been an enormous disappointment to the nearly 24 million Iranians who voted for his second term.  Instead of seeking to be his own man, Rouhani has repeatedly fallen back into following the playbook of the unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, widenin...

Why Iran's Protesters Are So Angry With Rouhani 1/11/2018 12:38:27 PM Rouhanis deceptions dont full anybody any more Foreign Affairs, Jan. 8, 2018  - Ever since the recent wave of protests in Iran began on December 28, Western media coverage has disproportionately focused on socioeconomic causes as the main drivers behind citizens’ anger. Economic hardship is undeniably a key root cause, but to ignore the underlying political grievances is to lose sight of the bigger fight for the country’s future.  Although Iranian President  Hassan Rouhani  may be neither the primary target nor the proximate cause of the demonstrations, his record in office since winning reelection last May has been an enormous disappointment to the nearly 24 million Iranians who voted for his second term.  Instead of seeking to be his own man, Rouhani has repeatedly fallen back into following the playbook of the unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, widenin...